Where does “wschodniosłowiański” come from?

wschodniosłowiański (Polish) comes from Polish słowiański, from Proto-Slavic slověnьskъ, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ, from Proto-Slavic slovo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ślawas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

wschodniosłowiański (Polish): East Slavic

Definitions

  1. East Slavic

Ancestry of “wschodniosłowiański”, step by step

wschodniosłowiański traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish słowiański

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishsłowiańskiSlavic
2Proto-SlavicslověnьskъSlavic
3Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
4Proto-Slavicslovoword
5Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Polish wschodni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwschodnieast, eastern
2Polish-niforms adjectives
3Old Polish-niforms adjectives
4Proto-Slavic-nьDeverbative, creates nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-